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Xenistius

Actinopteri - Haemulidae

Taxonomy
Xenistius was named by Jordan and Gilbert (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lutianidae by Casier (1966); to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Haemulinae by Tavera et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Xenistius Jordan and Gilbert
1966Xenistius Casier p. 444
2002Xenistius Sepkoski
2012Xenistius Tavera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
Euacanthomorphacea
Percomorphaceae
Percomorpharia
familyHaemulidaeGill 1885
subfamilyHaemulinaeGill 1885
genusXenistiusJordan and Gilbert 1883

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Xenistius Jordan and Gilbert 1883
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Xenistius aculeatus Casier 1966
Xenistius obliquus Müller 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available